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Peace Begins with You: A Gathering for Children & Families
October 20 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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“If we are to create peace in the world, we must begin with the children.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Peace Begins with You: a Gathering for Children and Families” is a Sunday afternoon for families with children to come together for fellowship, learning, celebrating peace and how we can each be peacemakers. We hope Friends in meetings will participate and bring their friends! Families with children in Friends schools in the Philadelphia area are warmly invited!
The program will include a workshop with Dwight Dunston, aka Sterling Duns, a West Philly-based facilitator, hip-hop artist, educator, and activist with deep experience in facilitating Kingian Nonviolence programs and working with children.
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Alongside Dwight’s work with the community, we’ll explore an activity for listening to other people even when we don’t see things the same way, make some music and dance, have a snack (always!), and enjoy being together.
With the upcoming 2024 Election, and rising concern about election violence and societal conflict, this afternoon program is aimed at giving our children tools to explore the Quaker Way of the Peace Testimony and to know they are part of a wider community standing with courage for peace and justice.
Watch for registration and more information this summer!